Balloons add a splash to the annual San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade from the Embarcadero to the Civic Center. The theme of this year's parade was "Color Our World With Pride."

Miss Bee applies makeup before riding in the Pride Parade with the Dykes on Bikes in San Francisco on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual S.F. Pride parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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An assortment of colorful wigs would fit right in, they were on sale on Market Street. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Supervisor London Breed's float in the 44th annual S.F. Pride parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

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Darrel Kelly, left, and Julius Crane of Glide Memorial decorate their Mustangs before the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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Darrel Kelly, left, and Julius Crane of Glide Memorial decorate...

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Miss Bee applies makeup before riding in the Pride Parade with the Dykes on Bikes in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle

Miss Bee applies makeup before riding in the Pride Parade with the...

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A woman makes her way down Market St. before the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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Ten minutes until parade kicks off down Market Street. Energy is palpable.

A group of women gathered near 8th and Market Street and enjoyed a picnic before the event. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Hats were very in vogue on a warm summer day for the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Maria Schabbing puts flowers on the Safeway float before the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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"Moto Mike" Ritter, right, laughs as he prepares to volunteer at the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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Miss Bee applies makeup before riding in the Pride Parade with the Dykes on Bikes in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle

Miss Bee applies makeup before riding in the Pride Parade with the...

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The Safeway float is decorated before the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

Emory Adamson puts a rainbow flag on the Safeway float before the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

Many were dressed for the hot weather as they gathered on Market Street. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

San Francisco City Hall and the adjacent park on Polk Street was covered with flags. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Safety monitors patrolled Market Street as people lined up early for the event. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Barney Frank was one of the featured guests in the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Dancers on the Airbnb float make their way down Market St. during the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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Mayor Ed Lee marches with supporters during the SF Pride Parade along Market Street on June 29, 2014 in San Francisco, CA.

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in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle

in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride...

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A Pride participant makes his way down Market St. during the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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Members of Cheer SF perform a routine for parade-goers during the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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Marchers greet supporters along Market Street during the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade, the highlight of a weekend of events.

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Pride Parade participants with balloons make their way down Market St. in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The annual Pride Parade featured appearances from LGBT groups as well as local companies.

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The annual Dykes on Bikes contingent led off the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

The annual Dykes on Bikes contingent led off the parade. The annual...

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Much of the park area on the Polk Street side of City Hall was covered with people celebrating after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

One man atop an apartment building along Hyde Street pours water down onto people dancing in the streets below at the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Two men hang out on the fire escape of an apartment building along Hyde Street near Turk as people party it up in the streets below at the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Sarah Rabin, top, and Natasha Johnson of Palo Alto make a heart with their hands while hanging out at Civic Center Plaza at the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

People danced to the music at a secondary stage south of City Hall after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

A celebrant made his feelings felt about high rents in the city. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

People used the steps in front of the Public Health building across from City Hall for a rest after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

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People moved to the music all around City Hall after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Hundreds gathered around City Hall to take in the music and the event after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Many danced to the music at the various stages around City Hall after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Performers like the drag queen extravaganza Cockatelia played to an enthusiastic crowd after the parade. The annual Gay Pride parade on Market Street was held in San Francisco, Calif. Sunday June 29, 2014 and the theme was "Color Our World With Pride."

Hailing from the Bay Area and beyond, the parade-goers were couples of all ages, packs of young people and families. They decked themselves out in leather, tie-dye, wings, wigs, tutus, beads, rainbows, feathers and, at times, not much at all.

Streaming past was a cadre of equally spirited politicians, dignitaries, activist groups and celebrities, including the grand marshals: TV personality Ross Mathews, author and transgender rights activist Janet Mock, and Roberta Kaplan, who helped defeat a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act just before last year's Pride celebration.

Marriage victories

Thousands of marchers followed, including a local gay men's choir, motorcycles, cops in Mardi Gras beads and capoeira dancers. Supervisor London Breed waved from a double-decker bus flanked with scantily clad men. Supervisor David Chiu rode a car decorated as a giant rhino. Local tech companies such as Apple, Uber, Twitter, Airbnb, Yahoo and Dropbox joined in, too.

Even "Orange Is the New Black," Netflix's acclaimed series about a women's prison, made an appearance. The float featured Lea DeLaria, who plays Big Boo on the show, her girlfriend, Chelsea Fairless, and prison guards in drag.

DeLaria said she was there for one simple reason: "I came to the S.F. Pride to pick up babes."

Parade-goers celebrated the growing number of states that have legalized same-sex marriage and the recent first anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn part of the Defense of Marriage Act and to effectively dismiss Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. "The world's catching up," Bird said.

Angela DiSalvo, 32, and Alyssa Ladner, 24, met at Pride three years ago in San Francisco and have been together for almost two. They now live in Los Angeles and flew up for the weekend.

"This city is the most supportive, the most progressive, and it's wonderful," DiSalvo said, hugging Ladner. "It takes over the entire city."

Pink triangle on Twin Peaks

The festivities unofficially started with Friday's Trans March and continued Saturday with the installation of the huge pink triangle on Twin Peaks and the Dyke March in the Mission District.

The weekend events were generally peaceful, although police reported arresting 30 people Saturday in the Mission District for public intoxication and six people for assaults and weapon violations. In the northern part of the city, which includes the Western Addition and the Polk Gulch neighborhoods, police made 35 public intoxication arrests and four misdemeanor arrests Saturday.

Overall, though, the mood was joyous, and some spectators arrived in San Francisco to party before the weekend even started, such as Trav Styles, 22, of Santa Cruz.

On the day of the parade, he was carrying his teacup Chihuahua and limping down Market Street in a tank top, short shorts and a knee brace. It was an occupational hazard, he explained: He'd twerked too hard at a Dev concert the week before.

Still, he remained in good spirits. "There's so many beautiful people everywhere," he said. "It's so exciting."